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PLiCATJON FILED UhE 5, X915.

Patented Sept. 19, 1916.

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MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION man JUNE s, Isls.

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HNRY'A'. WINSOR, 0F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

MGTOR-YEHIQLE.

To all rwhom it may concern.' Be it llrnownthat I, HENRY A. WINson,

'a citizen of theUnited States, residing at Los Angeles, in the countyof Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain newanduseullmprovement's in Motor-Vehicles; and 1 do hereby declare the1following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and-use the same.

' This invention relates to motor vehicles, and the primary object ofthe invention is ,4

to provide a novel form of mechanism for driving all four wheels of thevehicle, fo increasing the power of the same.

Another object of this invention is to provide a mechanism ,asspecified, which includes means for positively driving all four of thewheels of the vehicle, by means of flexible shafts, which are in turndriven by a novel form of gearing operatively con,

the entrance or accumulation of dust, dirtorthe like upon the workingparts of the invention.

` With the-foregoing and other objects in view this .invention consistsin' such novel features of construction, combination'and arrangementoffparts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated inthehac: companyingdrawings and claimed. V.

In describing the invention in detail'vreference will be hadto theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters `designate likeorcorresponding parts` throughout the several views, .andfin whichyFigure 1 is a plan view of the chassis of a motor vehicle, constructedin accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a top planf view of thedistributing gears, showing parts Atl'iereof in section, Fig. 3 is aside elevation of thepowel` distributing gear, showingpartsthereobr'oken away, Fi ijs a -'ver- Specication ot Letters Patent.

Application led June 5, 1915. Serial No. 32,398.

Patented sept. 19, 191e.

construction of the motor vehicle, Fig. 5 is a v top plan view .oifI thespindle, showing parts thereof in horizontal section, Fig. 6 is a@detailplan of the iiexible shafting, and Fig.

7 is a perspective view of one of the links of the shafting.

Referring ymore particularly to the draw;

ings, 1 ates the chassis. of the motor vehic1e, wh1ch has front and reaiaxles`2 andv 3 supported thereby, and an auxiliary supporting vstructure4 positioned inter-me' diate of the axles 2 and 3. The supportingstructure 4 supports a housing 5, which is f 'secured to the supportingstructure in any vsultable' manner', and has a second housing 6 formed'-thereon and projecting outwardly from one end of the housing 5. Thehousing- 6 forms an inclosure for al speed selective sliding gearstructure of the ordinary eratively connected t the motor or primemover, (not Shown) of the motorI vehicle,

'and which has gear connection with the auX- iliary shafty 8, upon whichthe speed 4gears are mounted. The construction 'of this gearing is'ofthe ordinary type used in connec tion with various types of motorvehicles. The shaft 7` protrudes through the wall 9, which divides thehousings 5 and 6, and', it has a disk 10 formed upon its end whichprojects into the housing 5.

inner face of the .disk. v

A shaft 12 is supported within the housing 5 by suitable bearingstructures 13, and it has a ear 14. mounted upon its end fachas atransversely extending side wall 17, which is provided-'with internalgear teeth 17', that mesh withA the pimons 11, whereby type, whichincludes a shaft 7 which is op The disk 10' has a `plurality of pinions11 supported therebyand projecting inwardly from thethe sleeve'ortubular shaft 15 is rotated by the rotation of the guide shaftl/ Theshaft 12 has a worm 19 mounted thereon, which meshes with a worm gear20. The

worm gear 2O is positioned along side of a which is mounted on thetubular shaft 15.

tical section through the spind 'elied thekprovision o thetwo .worms 19and ion second worm' gear 21?,- as is clearlyshownin I Figmflnd 3 of thedrawings. yThe teeth outer ends respectively.

22, and the worm gears 20 and 21, the collar as well. as the disk andgear 14 and-shell 16, the power of the engine is equally distributed toeach of the gears 2O and 21.l The gears 2G and 21 are hollow, and theyhave beveled gears 23 positioned therein. The beveled gears 23, whichare positioned within the` gear 20, mesh with beveled gears 24 and 25,which are positioned within the gear 29, and are mounted upon stubshafts 26 and 27 respectively. The shafts 26` and 2T are supported bysuitable bearings 28, and they have beveled gears 29 and B0 mounted upontheir The beveled gear 29 meshes with the beveled gear 3l, which ismounted upon a shaft 32, while the beveled gear 30 meshes with a beveledgear 33, which is mounted upon a shaft 34. The shafts 32 and 34 areconnected to the iexible shafts and 36, which extend therefrom Vand arein turn connected to the wheels of the inotor vehicle in the mannerwhich will be hereinafter more fully described. T he beveled gears 23,which are carried by the worin gear 21, mesh with beveled gears 37 and38, which are mounted upon shafts 39 and 40 respectively. The shafts 39and 4.0 are supported by suitable bearings indicated at 4l, and theyhave beveled gears 42 and 43 mounted upon their outer ends. The beveledgear 42 meshes with a beveled gear 44 carried by a shaft 45, while thegear 43 meshes with a beveled gear 45, which is carried by a sb `tt 47.rllhe shafts 45 and 47 project out of the sides of the housingj, andthey l re Vflexible shal'ts 48 and 49.

The tlevible shafts 35, 36, 48 and 49 arci composed of a plurality oflinks 50, a perspective view of one of which is illustrated in Fig. 7 ofthe drawings. The links 50` have body portions 51, from one end of whichproject tongues 52. The opposite ends of the body portions of the linksfrom the ones upon which the tongues 52 are. formed,

K are milled to forni spaced tongues 53 and 54,

whicn receive the-tongues 52 of the link 50 nent thereto, therebetween.The tongues 52 and and 54 are pivotally connected, by means of pinsindicated at The links which are circular in cross section, have a datspring wound thereabout for supporting the chains and preventing shortkinks from forming within the flexible shaft. The spiral springs, whichare wound about the vvarious links `50, have a liexible tube indicatedat 57 positioned thereabout, .for retaining lubricant therein andprevent-ing dust from engaging lthe links. y

The iiexible shafts 35, 36, 48 and 49 extend outwardly from the shafts45, 47, 32 and 34, and through the hollow spindles 60 which arepivotally supported beneath the axles 2 and 3. The spindles GO arehollow,

and the flexible shafts extend. entirely' operatively connected to the,

messes throughout the length of the spindles and l are connected in anysuitable manner to the hubs of the Wheels of the vehicle,` (not 1shown), for rotating the wheels by the` rotation of the respectiveflexible shafts. The spindles SOhave arms (il and 62 projecting ioutwardly therefrom and positioned in aA horizontal plane. The arms 6land 62 have pins G3 carried by their outer ends, to which an ordinarytype of internal brakefniechanisln is attached, for arresting therotation of the wheels.

The power of the prime mover or engine of the motor vehicle-istransmitted,through lthe shaft 7, and the shaft 12 and tilbular shaft15, to the worm gears 20 and 21. The rotation of the worm gears 20 and21, will rotate the shafts 2G, 27, 39 and 40, which will in turn rotatethe shafts 32, 34, 45 and 47, for rotating the flexible shafts 35,36,`4S and 49. The flexible shafts will in turn rotate the four supportingwheels of the motor vehicle, and provide the necessany'` `power forpropelling the vehicle.

By the provision ofthe uniform sized beveled gears, for transmitting thepower, the power will be evenly distributed, to the four wheels, andalso by the positive drive of the two worm gears 2l and 22, through;their meshing engagement with the worms 19 and 22, which are driven bythe gears 'll in the manner heretofore described.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdraw-` ings the advantages of construction and of.I

the method of'operation of the improved motor vehicle will be readilyapparentto those skilled inthe art to Awhich this inven-i tion.appertains and,i.whilciin the foregoing description, the principle ofthe operation of this invention has been described together with variousfeatures of construction, it is to beiunderstood `that certain iminor.features of construction, combination` and? arrangement ofv parts may bealtered to suit practical conditions providedsuch alterations arecomprehended` within the scope of what is claimed.

W hat is claimed is:`

1. 1n a motor vehiclestructure, the com,- bination with a chassis,having supporting wheel carrying spindles carried thereby, of` a pair ofworin gears, an operating shaft,

worin mounted upon-said operating-shaft? and meshing with one of saidpair of worm gears, a tubular shaft mounted upon said lirst named shaft,a worm mounted upon said tubular` shaft, means adapted for operativelyconnecting said tubular shaft to a prime mover for equally distributingthe` power generated by a prime mover to said worin gears, and flexibleshafts operatively connected to said worin gears and said spin dies.

2. ln a motor vehicle structure, the :com-

Vlnation Vwith chassis, hayingsnpporting Wheel carrying spindles carriedther'eby,o f

" munted upon" said'shaft and meshing with.

.mounted'npon saidfirst named shaft for in' dependent-rotation thereof,a Worin mount` one f Said worin gears, a tubular shaft ed :upon j saidtubular shaft and meshing [,.yviththefother of sadfpair of worm gears,

means adapted for operatively connecting said shaft and said tubularshaft to a prime mover forequally distributing the' power generated by aprime mover to each of said worml gears, 4a' plurality of stub shaftsoperatively' connected .to said -worin gears for rotation -thereby,andatplurality of flexible -shafts -operativelyconnected to said stub I'shafts vand said supporting"-'Wheels for f V:said tubular shaft andmeshing wth the l. ported worm i worm 'mounte ,2q

'eqnally distributing powerfroni said4 #vorm gears to saidV spindles.'3. In a-'power transmitting structure for motorvehicles, a pairofrotatably snp- (gears, an. 'operating shaft, a

and meshing-,with @one `of saidpairof worm gears, a tubular' shaftloosely moun'tednpon.I

said loperating shaft,v a worm 4mounted `upon .fother of said pairof'worm gears; a. shell formed upon oneiendv of said-'n ibnlarshaft',,Ainternal gear teethforined within said shell, f l

.a second oierating shaft, a disk 'carried by 'said :secon operatingshaft, a pair of lpinion's carried by' said disk-and meshing with saidshell carried internal gear'teeth, and

.upon said operating shaft a gear carried by said first operatingshaft'- and' meshing with said pinion's.

4.1'111 a poiver,transmittlng structure for motor velue-les, ',-a pair`of rotatably "sup.

'ported worm gears, l:in"epe-rating shaft, a ,ivorm mounted uponsai'doperatnig shaft and lneshlng, with one of said worm gearsv4 atubular shaft loosely mounted upon said operating shal't, a worm mounteduponzsaid tubular shaft and meshing with the z,other of said-pair ofvworin gears.- a shell formed ried by 4 said disk and meshing lwith saidshell carried internal gear teeth, a earJc ar `r1e"d"b y"sa1d firstnamed operativ/gis iaft and uponone ,end ofsai'd tubularshaft, internal.gear teeth formed upon said shell, a seizo'lld operatlng shaft, adxskcarried 'by saidjsecf meshing with said pinions, shaft'sjextendinginto Said worm gears, bevel-gears -lnouxted .'.u'ponsaid-shafts.interior-ly vof said'porln ge'ars and meshing withSaid'Shatv airri'edv be\ 'el`geu rs forerotatingsaid shafts upon-'rotatign of said worm gears,`and means operatively ,connected to saidshafts for trans- 'amotor yehicl'e,

Hmitting rotation therefrom 'tothe -whee'ls of

